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Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language

Dave Wilton, Friday, January 05, 2007

McArthur, Tom. The Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.

A glossary-style overview of English language terms and history. A valuable general reference on language.

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